Man ticketed after crashing into telephone pole

Wednesday

Feb 24, 2010 at 12:01 AMFeb 24, 2010 at 1:00 PM

A 20-year-old Syracuse-area man is facing several traffic tickets after he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a National Grid telephone pole in the town of Floyd Tuesday night, according to Oneida County sheriff’s deputies.

A 20-year-old Syracuse-area man is facing several traffic tickets after he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a National Grid telephone pole in the town of Floyd Tuesday night, according to Oneida County sheriff’s deputies.

Joseph Bishop, of Lafayette, was driving a 2002 Dodge Caravan east on Route 365 shortly after 11 p.m. Tuesday when he lost control of the vehicle and drove onto the southern shoulder of the roadway, Deputy Melissa Bolton said. His vehicle struck and severed a telephone pole, then overturned before coming to rest on a fence along the shoulder of the road.

Bishop signed off for medical treatment at the scene, but his passenger, Holly Ingersol, 19, of Remsen, suffered minor injuries and was transported to St. Elizabeth Medical Center by AmCare Ambulance to be evaluated, Bolton said.

Bishop was ticketed for speed not reasonable and prudent, operating without a license, third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and uninspected motor vehicle, Bolton said. He was taken into custody at the scene and was arraigned at Floyd Town Court, then sent to the Oneida County jail on $250 bail.

The Floyd Fire Department and National Grid crews assisted at the scene.